Peaceful & Wrathful Deities
(item no. 778), Reverse Side

Tibet

1400 - 1499

Nyingma and Buddhist Lineages

70.49x30.48cm (27.75x12in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1998.16.5)

 
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Bardo Text: an illuminated text discussing the subject of the intermediate state between death and rebirth. One side of the manuscript page is illuminated with depictions of bardo deities and experiences and the other side of the page is text.

Individual Pages | Bardo Outline Page

Jeff Watt 3-2006

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [no inscriptions]

Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [Tibetan cursive script on the back of each page]

Special Features: (Cursive script (Umay))


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Manuscript: Shitro Illuminations

Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery III
Buddhist Deity: Bardo Paintings (Meditational Deity)
Painting Type: Illuminated Manuscript
Subject: Miscellaneous Objects
1600 - 1699 (17th Century)
Painting Type: Manuscript Pages, Tibet



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